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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

1 Jo make 10 Shaku

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

DRY MEASURE

about 4 yards 5

5%

inches English

about 1 foot 2 inches English

about 1 inches English

1 Sun

make 10 Bu

LAND MEASURE

1 Ri

make 36 Cho

2.4103 English miles

1 Cho

make 60 Ken

1 Ken make G Shaku

119.305 English yards 59.653 English feet

507

MONEY

On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24'59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.

$0'0093

SIAMESE

MONEY

2 Solot

or 1 Att

2 Atts

or Pai

$0.019

4 Sålü'ngs

Bäts

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0 038

or 1 BätorTical: or 1 Tämlü'ng 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng

$0.60

$2.40

$48.00

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

$0.076

50 Ch❜ängs

or 1 Hap

$2,400.00

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sålu'ng

$0.150

100 Haps

or 1 Tara

=$240,000-CO

WEIGHTS

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.

The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.

LONG MEASURE

1 Niw

12 Niws

make

1 K'ü'p

2 K'ú'ps

make

1 Sawk

inchi 94 inches 19 inches

4 Säwks

make

1 Wah

20 Wabs

make

1 Sén

78 inches 130 feet

400 Sens

make

1 Yot

93 statute miles

Nole. Timber is bought by the Yok, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

1 Tänan...

20 Tanans make 1 Tang

DRY MEASURE

1 pints 25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

15 pints 100 Tangs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyun.)

A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 33 1lbs. avoirdupois.